GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -Zebra Mussels are freshwater, bivalve mollusks that are an invasive species across the world. This includes parts of Western Colorado. Right now, Colorado Parks and ...

With the spring temperatures, boaters will soon be out in force. The winds are forecasted to let up later this week. Authorities have always cautioned the public about picking up hitchhikers on ...

Freshwater mussels play an important role in keeping the Great Lakes healthy, but experts say native mussels in Michigan are ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - With the recent discovery of zebra mussel DNA in the Government Highline Canal and two different spots in the Colorado River, we wanted to see if this would impact the ...

MIDLAND, Texas — An unexpected invader is contributing to Midland’s low water pressure: zebra mussels. The invasive species, known for wreaking havoc on lakes and rivers across North America, has now ...

An invasive species capable of wiping out entire aquatic ecosystems and causing millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure has been found for the first time in the Colorado River, the most ...

First, the invaders claimed Lake St. Clair, on the border of Michigan and Canada. By the early 1990s, they’d taken hold in the Great Lakes, then made their way into the Mississippi River Basin. The ...

MIDLAND, Texas — An unexpected invader is contributing to Midland’s low water pressure: zebra mussels. The invasive species, known for wreaking havoc on lakes and rivers across North America, has now ...

Zebra mussels, a small, invasive shellfish that are native to eastern Europe, have been detected in Lake Memphremagog in Newport, posing a "serious threat to our environment, economy, and health," ...

The recent discovery of a new type of invasive mussel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is raising concerns that the non-native species could cause major ecological harm and inflict costly ...

A new study has found another negative effect of invasive zebra mussels in lakes: higher levels of mercury in fish. Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Geological Survey and other ...